Satanic hippies, rabid revenge, and a bakery’s deadly secret batter a small town.
I DRINK YOUR BLOOD
A group of Satanic hippies wreak havoc on a small town where a young boy, whose sister and grandfather were victimized by them, tries to get even - with deadly results.
Quick Answer
I Drink Your Blood is a 1970 American horror film directed by David E. Durston about a small town terrorized by a Satanic hippie cult and a boy's deadly quest for revenge.
Programmer's Pick
This is grindhouse horror at its most unhinged: Satanic hippies, rabid dogs, and weaponized pastries make for a feverish exploitation cocktail. David E. Durston’s cult classic doesn’t just cross lines—it gleefully erases them with a blood-soaked machete.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- David E. Durston
- Writer
- David E. Durston
- Release
- 1970
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Horror
- Also Known As
- Die Tollwütigen, Die Satansbande, Blood Suckers, Я пью твою кровь, Perros rabiosos, Me bebo tu sangre, La rabbia dei morti viventi, Buveurs de sang, Phobia, Dipsao gia aima, State Farm
Why This Matters
I Drink Your Blood is notable for being among the first films to receive an X-rating from the MPAA for violence rather than nudity, and for its double-feature release with the retitled I Eat Your Skin, cementing its status as a classic exploitation film with a cult following.
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Why Cult
The film pits a Manson-esque group of hippies against a rural community, channeling real-life anxieties of the era into pure horror spectacle.
Weaponized rabies takes center stage when a young boy injects infected blood into meat pies, unleashing chaos on the cult.
Loaded with exploitation staples—nudity, violence, and shock value—the film delivers the kind of over-the-top mayhem grindhouse fans crave.
The nearly abandoned setting amplifies the film’s sense of dread, making every encounter between locals and outsiders crackle with tension.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Injection of rabid dog blood into meat pies
Rabies infection among cultists and townspeople
Victims become violently deranged and attack others
Deserted small town
Questions from the Vault
When was I Drink Your Blood released? +
I Drink Your Blood was released in 1970.
Who directed I Drink Your Blood? +
I Drink Your Blood was directed by David E. Durston.
How long is I Drink Your Blood? +
I Drink Your Blood has a runtime of 90 minutes.
What genre is I Drink Your Blood? +
I Drink Your Blood is a horror film.
Where can I watch I Drink Your Blood? +
I Drink Your Blood is available to stream on SassyFlix.
How does Pete try to get revenge on the cult? +
Pete injects the blood of a rabid dog into meat pies and sells them to the cult members, setting off a wave of infection and violence.